Heat exchanger and energy storage device
AssigneeHuawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
InventorsNaitong Liu, Malin Li, Yingwen Wu
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Abstract
A heat exchanger includes a refrigerant substrate, a plurality of condenser plate heat exchangers, and a plurality of evaporator plate heat exchangers. Each condenser plate heat exchanger and each evaporator plate heat exchanger are arranged on a same side of the refrigerant substrate in a first direction. A side surface of each condenser plate heat exchanger that faces the refrigerant substrate includes a refrigerant inlet and a refrigerant outlet. A side surface of each evaporator plate heat exchanger that faces the refrigerant substrate includes a refrigerant inlet and a refrigerant outlet. The refrigerant substrate includes two condensation refrigerant flow channels and two evaporation refrigerant flow channels.
Claims19
A heat exchanger comprising:
- a refrigerant substrate,
- a plurality of condenser plate heat exchangers, and
- a plurality of evaporator plate heat exchangers, wherein:
- each condenser plate heat exchanger and each evaporator plate heat exchanger are arranged on a same side of the refrigerant substrate in a first direction,
- a side surface of each condenser plate heat exchanger that faces the refrigerant substrate comprises a condensation refrigerant inlet and
- a condensation refrigerant outlet, a side surface of each evaporator plate heat exchanger that faces the refrigerant substrate comprises an evaporation refrigerant inlet and an evaporation refrigerant outlet,
- the refrigerant substrate comprises two condensation refrigerant flow channels and two evaporation refrigerant flow channels,
- a first condensation refrigerant flow channel is configured to communicate with the condensation refrigerant inlet of each condenser plate heat exchanger,
- a second condensation refrigerant flow channel is configured to communicate with the condensation refrigerant outlet of each condenser plate heat exchanger,
- a first evaporation refrigerant flow channels is configured to communicate with the second condensation refrigerant flow channel and the evaporation refrigerant inlet of each evaporator plate heat exchanger, and
- the second evaporation refrigerant flow channel is configured to communicate with the evaporation refrigerant outlet of each evaporator plate heat exchanger.
A heat management system, wherein the heat management system comprises a compressor and a heat exchanger, wherein:
- the heat exchanger comprises a refrigerant substrate, a plurality of condenser plate heat exchangers, and a plurality of evaporator plate heat exchangers,
- each condenser plate heat exchanger and each evaporator plate heat exchanger are arranged on a same side of the refrigerant substrate in a first direction,
- a side surface of each condenser plate heat exchanger that faces the refrigerant substrate comprises a condensation refrigerant inlet and a condensation refrigerant outlet,
- a side surface of each evaporator plate heat exchanger that faces the refrigerant substrate comprises an evaporation refrigerant inlet and an evaporation refrigerant outlet,
- the refrigerant substrate comprises two condensation refrigerant flow channels and two evaporation refrigerant flow channels,
- a first condensation refrigerant flow channel is configured to communicate with the condensation refrigerant inlet of each condenser plate heat exchanger,
- a second condensation refrigerant flow channel is configured to communicate with the condensation refrigerant outlet of each condenser plate heat exchanger,
- a first evaporation refrigerant flow channel is configured to communicate with the second condensation refrigerant flow channel and the evaporation refrigerant inlet of each evaporator plate heat exchanger,
- a second evaporation refrigerant flow channel is configured to communicate with the evaporation refrigerant outlet of each evaporator plate heat exchanger,
- the compressor is arranged on a side of a refrigerant substrate that is away from a condenser plate heat exchanger,
- the refrigerant substrate comprises two side surfaces that are arranged back to each other in a second direction,
- a first side surface comprises a gas inlet and a gas outlet,
- the gas inlet is configured for a first condensation refrigerant flow channel to communicate with a discharge port of the compressor, and
- the gas outlet is configured for the second evaporation refrigerant flow channel to communicate with a suction port of the compressor.
An energy storage device comprising:
- at least one battery cell;
- and
- a heat management system configured to exchange heat with each battery cell, wherein:
- the heat management system comprises a compressor and a heat exchanger,
- the heat exchanger comprises a refrigerant substrate, a plurality of condenser plate heat exchangers, and a plurality of evaporator plate heat exchangers,
- each condenser plate heat exchanger and each evaporator plate heat exchanger are arranged on a same side of the refrigerant substrate in a first direction,
- a side surface of each condenser plate heat exchanger that faces the refrigerant substrate comprises a condensation refrigerant inlet and a condensation refrigerant outlet,
- a side surface of each evaporator plate heat exchanger that faces the refrigerant substrate comprises an evaporation refrigerant inlet and an evaporation refrigerant outlet, and
- the refrigerant substrate comprises two condensation refrigerant flow channels and two evaporation refrigerant flow channels
- a first condensation refrigerant flow channel is configured to communicate with the condensation refrigerant inlet of each condenser plate heat exchanger,
- a second condensation refrigerant flow channel is configured to communicate with the condensation refrigerant outlet of each condenser plate heat exchanger,
- a first evaporation refrigerant flow channel is configured to communicate with the second condensation refrigerant flow channel and the evaporation refrigerant inlet of each evaporator plate heat exchanger, and
- a second evaporation refrigerant flow channel is configured to communicate with the evaporation refrigerant outlet of each evaporator plate heat exchanger;
- the compressor is arranged on a side of a refrigerant substrate that is away from a condenser plate heat exchanger,
- the refrigerant substrate comprises two side surfaces that are arranged back to each other in a second direction,
- a first side surface comprises a gas inlet and a gas outlet,
- the gas inlet is configured for one condensation refrigerant flow channel to communicate with a discharge port of the compressor, and
- the gas outlet is configured for the second evaporation refrigerant flow channel to communicate with a suction port of the compressor.
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