Battery rack and energy storage system comprising same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023369679-A1
Application number	US-202218029884-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 14, 2022
Priority date	Jul 16, 2021
Publication date	Nov 16, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

A battery rack and an energy storage system comprising the same are provided. The battery rack includes at least one battery pack used for a predetermined period of time or of which a predetermined capacity consumed; and a battery pack frame accommodating the at least one battery pack and having a height greater than a height of the at least one battery pack, and the at least one battery pack includes a service plug configured to open an inside of the at least one battery pack, thereby providing increased safety against fire resulting from an abnormal situation such as overheat.

First claim

1 . A battery rack comprising:
at least one battery pack used for a predetermined period of time or of which a predetermined capacity consumed; and a battery pack frame accommodating the at least one battery pack and having a height greater than a height of the at least one battery pack, wherein the at least one battery pack includes a service plug configured to open an inside of the at least one battery pack.

2 . The battery rack according to claim 1 , wherein a coolant is injected into the battery pack frame such that the at least one battery pack is submerged in the coolant at a predetermined depth when an abnormal situation occurs in the at least one battery pack.

3 . The battery rack according to claim 2 , wherein the service plug opens the inside of the at least one battery pack to guide direct injection of the coolant into the at least one battery pack when an internal pressure of the at least one battery pack rises above a predetermined pressure in the event of the abnormal situation.

4 . The battery rack according to claim 3 , wherein the service plug is disposed on an upper surface of the at least one battery pack.

5 . The battery rack according to claim 3 , wherein at least one feed pipe for feeding the coolant is disposed above the battery pack frame.

6 . The battery pack frame according to claim 5 , wherein the at least one feed pipe includes at least one sprinkler to spray the coolant onto the at least one battery pack.

7 . The battery pack frame according to claim 6 , wherein the service plug is disposed close to the at least one sprinkler.

8 . The battery rack according to claim 3 , wherein the battery pack frame further comprises at least one cable through-hole portion,
wherein at least one electrical cable is passed through the at least one cable through-hole portion to connect to the at least one battery pack.

9 . The battery rack according to claim 8 , wherein at least one cable sealing member is mounted in the at least one cable through-hole portion.

10 . The battery rack according to claim 3 , wherein the at least one battery pack is a used battery pack from an electric vehicle or a hybrid electric vehicle.

11 . The battery rack according to claim 3 , wherein the at least one battery pack is comprised in a plurality of battery packs, and
wherein each of the plurality of battery packs is stacked on top of each other in a height direction of the battery rack such that the battery packs are electrically connected to each other.

12 . An energy storage system comprising at least one battery rack according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Lg Energy Solution Ltd

Inventors

• Kwon Min-Seok
• Shin Young-Joon

Classifications

• H01M50/325

  comprising deformable valve members, e.g. elastic or flexible valve members · CPC title

• H01M50/3425

  in the form of rupturable membranes or weakened parts, e.g. pierced with the aid of a sharp member · CPC title

• H01M50/207

  characterised by their shape · CPC title

• H01M50/673

  Containers for storing liquids; Delivery conduits therefor · CPC title

• H01M50/251 Primary

  specially adapted for stationary devices, e.g. power plant buffering or backup power supplies · CPC title