ENERGY REPOSITORY DISCHARGE SYSTEM FOR CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY

• US 20130063893A1
• Filed: 09/06/2010
• Published: 03/14/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Volvo Construction Equipment AB (Volvo AB)
• Original Assignee: Volvo Construction Equipment AB (Volvo AB)
• Inventors: Lee, Chun-Han, Choi, Dong-Uk
• Application Number:
  US13/699,460
• Publication Number:
  US 20130063893A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/689
• CPC Class Codes: H01C 1/08 Cooling, heating or ventilating arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/20 Modifications to facilitate cooling, ventilating, or heating
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries

Abstract

A discharge system of a stored energy for a construction machine is provided, which includes the energy storage, an electric discharge device discharging energy stored in the energy storage, and an energy cooling portion increasing the heat dissipation capacity of the electric discharge device by cooling heat generated in the electric discharge device for a time when the energy stored in the energy storage is discharged to the electric discharge device. Since the heat generated in the electric discharge device is cooled by a cooling device while the energy stored in the energy storage is discharged to the electric discharge device, the heat dissipation capacity of the electric discharge device is increased to shorten the discharge time. Also, the operation period of the cooling device is controlled in proportion to the residual voltage of the energy storage, and thus the cooling efficiency is maximized.

Claims

1. A discharge system of a stored energy for a construction machine, comprising:

an energy storage;

an electric discharge device for discharging energy stored in the energy storage; and

an energy-cooling unit for cooling heat generated from the electric discharge device during the time when the energy stored in the energy storage is discharged by the electric discharge device, thereby increasing the heat dissipation capacity of the electric discharge device.

2. The discharge system for a construction machine according to claim 1, further comprising an operation period control unit for controlling the operation period of the energy-cooling unit in proportion to a residual voltage of the energy storage, thereby increasing the discharge efficiency of the electric discharge device and the operation efficiency of the energy-cooling unit.

3. The discharge system for a construction machine according to claim 2, wherein the operation period control unit performs a control operation such that if the residual voltage of the energy storage is a high voltage, the operation period of the energy-cooling unit is set to a long period so that the operation of the energy-cooling unit is maintained for the long period, while if the residual voltage of the energy storage is a low voltage, the operation period of the energy-cooling unit is set to a short period so that the operation of the energy-cooling unit is maintained for the short period.