CN117239323A

CN117239323A - Battery rack

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Publication number: CN117239323A
Application number: CN202210646707.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张炳华; 李明江
Original assignee: Hebei Qinhuai Data Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hebei Qinhuai Data Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-06-08
Filing date: 2022-06-08
Publication date: 2023-12-15

Abstract

The application discloses a battery rack, which comprises a machine body and a fire extinguishing mechanism, wherein the machine body comprises a plurality of rod pieces and a plurality of horizontal pieces; the rod pieces and the horizontal pieces form a plurality of mounting areas, at least one rod piece is provided with a hollow cavity, and the mounting areas are all positioned in the length range of the hollow cavity; the fire extinguishing mechanism comprises a main pipeline, the main pipeline is arranged in the hollow cavity, a plurality of spray heads are arranged on the main pipeline, and the spray heads penetrate through the corresponding rod pieces and are arranged towards the installation areas; when fire occurs in the installation area, the corresponding spray heads spray fire extinguishing medium to the installation area. The application can ensure the storage quantity of the battery and has the fire extinguishing function.

Description

Battery rack

Technical Field

The application relates to the field of data center equipment, in particular to a battery rack.

Background

With the rapid development of the electronic information industry, the development of data centers also enters a new stage. The data center is a standard module which can be constructed as the data center, and IT facilities such as calculation, storage, network resources and the like are designed into a container. The battery is an important issue as part of a data center power supply system, the arrangement of the battery.

When the data center adopts an external battery, a battery frame is required to provide support for the power supply battery. However, in the prior art, in order to ensure that a user can hold more batteries in a limited space, the fire extinguishing structure of the battery rack is often castrated, which results in that the battery rack increases the storage amount of the batteries, but does not have the fire extinguishing function for coping with an emergency fire.

Disclosure of Invention

The application aims to provide a battery rack which can have a fire extinguishing function under the condition of ensuring the storage quantity of batteries.

In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the present application, there is provided a battery rack comprising a body and a fire extinguishing mechanism, wherein the body comprises a plurality of bars and a plurality of horizontal pieces; the rod pieces and the horizontal pieces form a plurality of mounting areas, at least one rod piece is provided with a hollow cavity, and the mounting areas are all positioned in the length range of the hollow cavity; the fire extinguishing mechanism comprises a main pipeline, the main pipeline is arranged in the hollow cavity, a plurality of spray heads are arranged on the main pipeline, and the spray heads penetrate through the corresponding rod pieces and are arranged towards the installation areas; when fire occurs in the installation area, the corresponding spray heads spray fire extinguishing medium to the installation area.

Therefore, the technical scheme provided by the application has the machine body and the fire extinguishing mechanism, the main pipeline of the fire extinguishing mechanism is arranged in one rod piece of the machine body, and the main pipeline is also provided with a plurality of spray heads, so that the spray heads penetrate through the rod piece and respectively correspond to the plurality of mounting areas, and when one of the mounting areas is in fire, the corresponding spray head is started to extinguish the fire; the fire extinguishing mechanism is integrated into the rod piece of the machine body, so that the space of an installation area is not occupied, and the fire extinguishing mechanism has a fire extinguishing function under the condition of ensuring the storage quantity of batteries.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings required for the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it is apparent that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a battery rack according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is a schematic view of a battery rack according to another embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is a schematic view of a battery rack according to another embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is another angular schematic view of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a fire extinguishing mechanism according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6 is a schematic view showing a part of a structure of a battery rack according to another embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing a half-section structure of a battery rack according to another embodiment of the present application;

in the figure: 1. a body; 11. a rod piece; 111. a hollow cavity; 12. a horizontal member; 13. a mounting area; 14. an air inlet side; 2. a fire extinguishing mechanism; 21. a main pipeline; 211. an inlet; 22. a spray head; 3. a detection unit; 4. a shielding plate; 5. a first electric fire protection curtain; 6. a heat dissipation mechanism; 601. a space for giving way; 61. a wind collecting hood; 611. an air guiding cavity; 612. an air outlet; 62. a blower; 63. a through hole; 7. and a second electric fireproof curtain.

Detailed Description

For the purpose of making the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more apparent, the embodiments of the present application will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Terms such as "upper," "lower," "first end," "second end," "one end," "the other end," and the like used herein to refer to a spatially relative position are used for ease of description to describe one element or feature's relationship to another element or feature as illustrated in the figures. The term spatially relative position may be intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures is turned over, elements described as "below" or "beneath" other elements or features would then be oriented "above" the other elements or features. Thus, the exemplary term "below" can encompass both an orientation of above and below. The device may be otherwise oriented (rotated 90 degrees or other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.

Furthermore, the terms "mounted," "disposed," "provided," "connected," "slidingly connected," "secured," and "sleeved" are to be construed broadly. For example, "connected" may be in a fixed connection, a removable connection, or a unitary construction; may be a mechanical connection, or an electrical connection; may be directly connected, or indirectly connected through intervening media, or may be in internal communication between two devices, elements, or components. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

With the rapid development of the electronic information industry, the development of data centers also enters a new stage. The data center is a standard module which can be constructed as the data center, and IT facilities such as calculation, storage, network resources and the like are designed into a container. As part of a data center power supply system, the arrangement of batteries becomes an important issue.

When the data center adopts an external battery, a battery frame is required to provide support for the power supply battery. At present, a fire extinguishing structure and a battery are commonly installed on a supporting plate of a battery frame, so that the installation quantity of the battery on the supporting plate is reduced. There is also a fire extinguishing function of not having a handling of an emergency fire although the storage amount of the battery rack is increased in order to ensure that the battery rack can accommodate more batteries in a limited space, and often castration is performed on the fire extinguishing structure of the battery rack, so that fire extinguishing operation cannot be performed timely and effectively when the batteries are in fire, resulting in spreading of a fire area.

Therefore, a battery rack is urgently needed, and the fire extinguishing function can be realized under the condition of ensuring the storage quantity of batteries.

The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be apparent that the described embodiments of the application are only some, but not all, embodiments of the application. All other embodiments, based on the embodiments of the application, which a person skilled in the art would obtain without making any inventive effort, are within the scope of the application.

As shown in fig. 1 to 7, in one possible embodiment, a battery rack comprises a body 1 and a fire extinguishing mechanism 2, wherein the body 1 comprises a number of bars 11 and a number of horizontal members 12; the rod 11 is used for supporting the horizontal member 12, and the horizontal member 12 is used as a support plate for supporting the battery.

The plurality of rods 11 and the plurality of horizontal pieces 12 can form a plurality of mounting areas 13, in other words, the mounting areas 13 are areas surrounded by the plurality of rods 11 and the plurality of horizontal pieces 12, and the inside of the mounting areas 13 is mainly used for mounting batteries; at least one rod 11 has a hollow cavity 111, and the plurality of mounting areas 13 are located within the length of the hollow cavity 111, so that the hollow cavity 111 corresponds to the plurality of mounting areas 13 respectively.

Referring specifically to fig. 5, the fire extinguishing mechanism 2 includes a main pipe 21, the main pipe 21 is disposed in a hollow cavity 111, and a plurality of spray heads 22 are disposed on the main pipe 21, the plurality of spray heads 22 penetrate through corresponding rod members 11 and are disposed toward a plurality of installation areas 13; the plurality of spray heads 22 should be disposed corresponding to the plurality of mounting areas 13, respectively; when the installation areas 13 fire, the corresponding spray heads 22 spray the fire extinguishing medium to the installation areas 13, that is, when one of the installation areas 13 fires, only the spray heads 22 facing the installation area 13 may be turned on, so that the spray heads 22 extinguish the fire of the battery in the installation area 13.

In the present embodiment, the plurality of mounting areas 13 are formed by the plurality of bars 11 and the plurality of horizontal members 12, wherein the plurality of mounting areas 13 may be vertically spaced apart, or may be horizontally spaced apart, or the plurality of mounting areas 13 may be arranged in a rectangular array. The plurality of rods 11 may be provided with hollow cavities 111, and one end of the hollow cavity 111 may be communicated with one end of the rod 11.

In practical application, in order to facilitate the installation of the fire extinguishing mechanism 2 in the hollow cavity 111, a connecting hole is usually formed on one side of the corresponding rod 11 close to the installation area 13, and the connecting hole is communicated with the hollow cavity 111, and meanwhile, a tapping mode of threaded connection is adopted between the main pipeline 21 and a plurality of spray heads 22; specifically, when the fire extinguishing mechanism 2 is installed, the main pipeline 21 is inserted into the hollow cavity 111, the threaded holes on the main pipeline 21 are aligned to the connecting holes, and then the spray heads 22 sequentially penetrate through the connecting holes to be in threaded connection with the threaded holes on the main pipeline 21, so that the fire extinguishing mechanism 2 is connected into the hollow cavity 111, and the space occupation of the installation area 13 is reduced.

In one possible implementation, in order to achieve the auto-induction fire extinguishing function, the battery rack further comprises a plurality of detection units 3 and a controller; the detection units 3 are respectively arranged in the installation areas 13 and are used for detecting whether fire occurs in the corresponding installation areas 13 and sending out fire signals when the fire occurs in the installation areas 13; the controller is electrically connected with the detecting unit 3 and the spray heads 22 respectively, and is used for receiving the fire signal and controlling the corresponding spray heads 22 to be opened according to the fire signal.

In the present embodiment, the top end of the main pipe 21 may be provided with an inlet 211, and the inlet 211 communicates with an external fire fighting foam supply device so that the external fire fighting foam supply device supplies fire fighting foam into the main pipe 21. Meanwhile, the spray head 22 may employ an electrically controlled valve, that is, the spray head 22 may be electrically controlled to be opened and closed.

The controller can adopt the singlechip, be connected with a plurality of shower nozzles 22 and a plurality of detecting element 3 through the singlechip, when one of them installation region 13 takes place the conflagration, the detecting element 3 that is located in this installation region 13 detects the fire to send the signal of fire to the singlechip, the singlechip again controls to open towards shower nozzle 22 of this installation region 13, of course, outside fire control foam supply device is also opened this moment, is supplied fire control foam by outside fire control foam supply device, spouts from shower nozzle 22 and handles in this installation region 13 through main pipeline 21 and put out a fire.

It should be noted that the external fire fighting foam supply device defined in the present application is prior art in the field, and will not be described herein.

Referring again to fig. 1 to 4, in one possible embodiment, the present application provides a specific structure of the machine body 1, specifically, four bars 11 are provided vertically, and the four bars 11 are respectively connected to four corners of the horizontal member 12 for supporting the horizontal member 12; the horizontal members 12 are vertically spaced apart so that the mounting areas 13 are also vertically spaced apart.

Further, the top of the machine body 1 may be provided with a shielding plate 4 for shielding the installation area 13 from dust; the machine body 1 has at least one air inlet side 14 communicated with the outside, and the shielding plate 4 is provided with a first electric fireproof curtain 5 corresponding to the air inlet side 14, that is, the machine body 1 can have a plurality of air inlet sides 14 or only one air inlet side 13. When the machine body 1 has a plurality of air inlet sides 14, a first electric fireproof curtain 5 needs to be arranged above each air inlet side 14. The first electric fire-proof hanging curtain 5 is used for sealing the air inlet side 14 to avoid fire spread.

In one embodiment, referring specifically to fig. 2, only one air inlet side 14 is provided for heat dissipation, and the other sides can be closed by a partition, so that for the above structure, the user only needs to set the first electric fireproof curtain 5 at the top end of the air inlet side 14.

In the second embodiment, referring specifically to fig. 3, there are multiple air intake sides 14 to improve the heat dissipation effect, and at this time, a first electric fire-proof curtain 5 needs to be disposed above each air intake side 14.

In practical application, when a fire disaster occurs in one of the installation areas 13, the first electric fireproof curtain 5 is opened to shield the installation area 13 into a closed area, thereby being convenient for fire extinguishment and preventing fire disaster from spreading.

In one possible embodiment, referring specifically to fig. 6, a heat dissipation mechanism 6 may be further connected to one side of the body 1, and the heat dissipation mechanism 6 draws air through several mounting areas 13, so that external air flows through the mounting areas 13 in an accelerated manner, thereby dissipating heat from the battery in the mounting areas 13.

Considering that the heat dissipation mechanism 6 is easy to burn and damage when a fire disaster occurs, a yielding space 601 is arranged between the heat dissipation mechanism 6 and the machine body 1, a second electric fireproof hanging curtain 7 is arranged above the yielding space 601, and the second electric fireproof hanging curtain 7 is used for separating the heat dissipation mechanism 6 from the machine body 1 when the fire disaster occurs.

It should be noted that, the space 601 is a closed area formed by the machine body 1, the wind collecting cover 61 and the second electric fireproof curtain 7, and when the heat dissipation mechanism 6 works, no air leakage occurs around the space 601, so that the heat dissipation effect of the heat dissipation mechanism 6 on the installation area 13 is affected.

In one possible embodiment, the controller is also electrically connected to the first motorized fire protection curtain 5 and the second motorized fire protection curtain 7; when the controller receives the fire signal, the first electric fire-proof hanging curtain 5 and the second electric fire-proof hanging curtain 7 are simultaneously controlled to be opened.

In one implementation manner, the application provides a specific structure of the heat dissipation mechanism 6, and in particular, the heat dissipation mechanism 6 comprises a wind collecting cover 61 and a fan 62; the wind collecting cover 61 has a wind guiding cavity 611, one end of the wind collecting cover 61 covers one side of the machine body 1, and the end is provided with a plurality of through holes 63, and the plurality of through holes 63 communicate the plurality of mounting areas 13 with the wind guiding cavity 611, so that wind in the mounting areas 13 is conveniently pumped into the wind guiding cavity 611.

The other end of the wind collecting housing 61 is provided with an air outlet 612 communicated with the air guiding cavity 611, and the fan 62 is arranged in the air outlet 612, and the fan 62 provides power to suck the air in the air guiding cavity 611, so that the air in the installation area 13 is extracted through the plurality of through holes 63 (the specific air flow direction can be shown by an arrow in fig. 7).

In actual use, when a fire is not occurring, the fan 62 continues to operate, and heat is dissipated from the battery in the installation area 13, and when a fire is occurring, the fan 62 stops rotating.

It should be noted that, the one end of the wind collecting cover 61 covers one side of the machine body 1, which means that the one end of the wind collecting cover 61 may completely cover one side of the machine body 1, and of course, the one end of the wind collecting cover 61 may also partially cover one side of the machine body 1.

Further, the detecting unit 3 specifically adopts a smoke sensor, and detects whether smoke exists or not through the smoke sensor, so as to judge whether fire happens or not; it should be noted that the smoke sensor is disposed at the through hole 63, so that under the effect of air suction and heat dissipation of the heat dissipation mechanism 6, the smoke sensor can realize the fastest detection of whether smoke exists, thereby realizing timely reflection for fire extinguishment.

Therefore, according to the technical scheme provided by the application, the main pipeline of the fire extinguishing mechanism is arranged in one rod piece, the main pipeline is provided with the plurality of spray heads, the plurality of spray heads penetrate through the rod piece and respectively correspond to the plurality of installation areas, and when one of the installation areas is in fire, the corresponding spray head is started to extinguish the fire; the fire extinguishing mechanism is integrated into the rod piece of the machine body, so that the space of an installation area is not occupied, and the fire extinguishing mechanism has a fire extinguishing function under the condition of ensuring the storage quantity of batteries.

Meanwhile, the fire extinguishing device is provided with a controller and a detection unit, wherein the controller is used for receiving the fire signal sent by the detection unit and controlling the corresponding spray heads to be opened according to the fire signal, so that timely fire extinguishing treatment is realized.

Meanwhile, the application also provides a first electric fireproof hanging curtain which is used for isolating the installation area from the outside when a fire disaster occurs, so as to avoid the spread of the fire disaster.

The foregoing description of the preferred embodiments of the application is not intended to limit the application to the precise form disclosed, and any such modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the application are intended to be included within the scope of the application.

Claims

1. The battery rack is characterized by comprising a machine body (1) and a fire extinguishing mechanism (2), wherein the machine body (1) comprises a plurality of rod pieces (11) and a plurality of horizontal pieces (12);

the rod pieces (11) and the horizontal pieces (12) form a plurality of mounting areas (13), at least one rod piece (11) is provided with a hollow cavity (111), and the mounting areas (13) are all positioned in the length range of the hollow cavity (111);

the fire extinguishing mechanism (2) comprises a main pipeline (21), the main pipeline (21) is arranged in the hollow cavity (111), a plurality of spray heads (22) are arranged on the main pipeline (21), and the spray heads (22) penetrate through the corresponding rod pieces (11) and are arranged towards the installation areas (13);

when the installation area (13) is on fire, the corresponding spray heads (22) spray fire extinguishing medium to the installation area (13).

2. The battery rack according to claim 1, characterized in that it further comprises several detection units (3) and a controller;

the detection units (3) are respectively arranged in the installation areas (13) and are used for detecting whether fire occurs in the corresponding installation areas (13) or not and sending out fire signals when the fire occurs in the installation areas (13);

the controller is respectively and electrically connected with the detection unit (3) and the spray heads (22), and is used for receiving the fire signal and controlling the corresponding spray heads (22) to be opened according to the fire signal.

3. A battery rack according to claim 2, characterized in that the top end of the main pipe (21) is provided with an inlet (211), and that the inlet (211) communicates with an external fire fighting foam supply device, so that the external fire fighting foam supply device supplies fire fighting foam into the main pipe (21).

4. A battery rack according to claim 3, characterized in that the number of bars (11) is in particular four, four bars (11) are arranged vertically and four bars (11) are connected at the four corners of the horizontal member (12), respectively;

wherein a plurality of horizontal pieces (12) are vertically arranged at intervals.

5. The battery rack according to claim 4, characterized in that the top of the machine body (1) is provided with a shielding plate (4);

the machine body (1) is provided with at least one air inlet side (14) communicated with the outside, a first electric fireproof hanging curtain (5) corresponding to the air inlet side (14) is arranged on the shielding plate (4), and the first electric fireproof hanging curtain (5) is used for sealing the air inlet side (14).

6. The battery rack according to claim 5, characterized in that a heat dissipation mechanism (6) is connected to one side of the machine body (1), the heat dissipation mechanism (6) being used for dissipating heat from several of the mounting areas (13);

the heat dissipation mechanism (6) and the machine body (1) are provided with a yielding space (601), a second electric fireproof hanging curtain (7) is arranged above the yielding space (601), and the second electric fireproof hanging curtain (7) is used for separating the heat dissipation mechanism (6) from the machine body (1).

7. The battery rack according to claim 6, wherein the controller is further electrically connected to the first and second electrically powered fire-resistant draperies (5, 7);

when the controller receives the fire signal, the first electric fireproof curtain (5) and the second electric fireproof curtain (7) are controlled to be opened simultaneously.

8. The battery rack according to claim 7, characterized in that the heat dissipation mechanism (6) comprises a wind collection housing (61) and a fan (62);

the wind collecting cover (61) is provided with a wind guiding cavity (611), one end of the wind collecting cover (61) covers one side of the machine body (1), a plurality of through holes (63) are formed in the end, and the plurality of through holes (63) are used for communicating the plurality of installation areas (13) with the wind guiding cavity (611);

an air outlet (612) communicated with the air guide cavity (611) is formed in the other end of the air collecting cover (61), and the fan (62) is arranged in the air outlet (612).

9. The battery rack according to claim 8, characterized in that the detection unit (3) employs in particular a smoke sensor, and that the smoke sensor is arranged at the through hole (63).

10. The battery rack according to claim 6, characterized in that the relief space (601) is a closed area constituted by the machine body (1), the wind collecting hood (61) and the second electric fire-proof curtain (7).