Inverter Heat-dissipation Device And Inverter

Abstract

An inverter heat-dissipation device and an inverter are provided. The inverter heat-dissipation device includes a centrifugal fan, a first heat radiator, a second heat radiator and an air channel. A first air outlet is arranged at one end of the air channel and a second air outlet is arranged at the other end of the air channel. The first heat radiator is arranged in the air channel and is in communication with the first air outlet. The second heat radiator is arranged in the air channel and is in communication with the second air outlet. The centrifugal fan is arranged in the air channel and is disposed between the first heat radiator and the second heat radiator. An air inlet matching the centrifugal fan in size is arranged on the air channel. A first opening is arranged on the air channel; and a second opening is arranged on the air channel.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] The present application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201410508020.X, entitled "INVERTER HEAT-DISSIPATION DEVICE AND INVERTER", filed on Sep. 28, 2014 with the State Intellectual Property Office of the PRC, the disclosure of which being incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

FIELD

[0002] The present disclosure relates to the technical field of inverter, and in particular to an inverter heat-dissipation device and an inverter.

BACKGROUND

[0003] An air-cooled inverter generally dissipates heat via a unidirectional straight-through air channel which has an air inlet at one end and an air outlet at the other end as shown in FIG. 1. An axial fan is typically located at the air inlet of the air channel. Cold air is blown into the air channel by the axial fan, and the air flows through a first heat radiator and a second heat radiator for heat exchange. After the heat exchange, hot air flows out through the air outlet of the air channel, thereby achieving "the pulling-air cooling". Practically, the axial fan may be located at the air outlet of the air channel, for achieving "the drawing-air cooling".

[0004] Since at least two heat radiators are provided in the unidirectional straight-through air channel, a length of the unidirectional straight-through air channel (a distance from the air inlet to the air outlet) is long, which results in a great pressure loss along the unidirectional straight-through air channel and a heavy load on the fan, thereby reducing the service life of the fan.

[0005] The heat radiators in the unidirectional straight-through air channel are typically located at an upstream position and a downstream position in a flowing direction of an air flow. Air flowing through the upstream heat radiator is cold air, and most of air flowing through the downstream heat radiator is hot air discharged from the upstream heat radiator. Thus, the downstream heat radiator does not dissipate heat well. As the hot air continuously flows through the downstream heat radiator, the heat-dissipation effect of the downstream heat radiator becomes increasingly worse, and the temperature of the downstream heat radiator itself becomes increasingly higher, thereby resulting in a great difference between temperatures of the downstream heat radiator and the upstream heat radiator, and reducing the performance of an inverter including the heat radiator.

SUMMARY OF DISCLOSURE

[0006] An inverter heat-dissipation device and an inverter are provided according to embodiments of the present disclosure and are directed toward extending a service life of a centrifugal fan, improving the heat-dissipation effect of a heat radiator, and improving the performance of an inverter including the heat radiator.

[0007] An inverter heat-dissipation device is provided, which includes a centrifugal fan, a first heat radiator, a second heat radiator and an air channel, where [0008] a first air outlet is arranged at one end of the air channel and a second air outlet is arranged at the other end of the air channel; [0009] the first heat radiator is arranged in the air channel and is in communication with the first air outlet; [0010] the second heat radiator is arranged in the air channel and is in communication with the second air outlet; [0011] the centrifugal fan is arranged in the air channel and is arranged between the first heat radiator and the second heat radiator; [0012] an air inlet matching the centrifugal fan in size is arranged on the air channel; [0013] a first opening is arranged on the air channel, where a first heating element of an inverter including the inverter heat-dissipation device is installed onto the first heat radiator through the first opening; and [0014] a second opening is arranged on the air channel, where a second heating element of the inverter including the inverter heat-dissipation device is installed onto the second heat radiator through the second opening.

[0015] In an embodiment, the air channel may include an air channel backboard and a U-shaped groove, and the air channel backboard may be installed onto the U-shaped groove.

[0016] In an embodiment, the first heat radiator and the second heat radiator may be installed fixedly at different points on the air channel backboard; and the centrifugal fan may be installed fixedly on the U-shaped groove.

[0017] In an embodiment, the inverter heat-dissipation device may include: [0018] a third air outlet and a fourth air outlet, where [0019] the third air outlet may be arranged on a first lateral surface of the air channel and may match the centrifugal fan in size; and [0020] the fourth air outlet may be arranged on a second lateral surface of the air channel opposite to the first lateral surface and may match the centrifugal fan in size.

[0021] Further, an inverter is provided, which includes a first heating element, a second heating element and the inverter heat-dissipation device described above, where [0022] the first heating element is installed onto the first heat radiator of the inverter heat-dissipation device via the first opening arranged on the air channel of the inverter heat-dissipation device; and [0023] the second heating element is installed onto the second heat radiator of the inverter heat-dissipation device via the second opening arranged on the air channel of the inverter heat-dissipation device.

[0024] In an embodiment, the first heating element may be installed onto a first heat radiator substrate via the first opening arranged on the air channel of the inverter heat-dissipation device, where the first heat radiator substrate may be a radiator substrate of the first heat radiator; and [0025] the second heating element may be installed onto a second heat radiator substrate via the second opening arranged on the air channel of the inverter heat-dissipation device, where the second heat radiator substrate may be a radiator substrate of the second heat radiator.

[0026] In an embodiment, a heat conduction silicone may be coated on a contact surface between the first heating element and the first heat radiator substrate; and [0027] a heat conduction silicone may be coated on a contact surface between the second heating element and the second heat radiator substrate.

[0028] In an embodiment, the inverter may further include: [0029] a third heating element and a fourth heating element, where [0030] the third heating element may be arranged above the third air outlet of the inverter heat-dissipation device; and [0031] the fourth heating element may be arranged below the fourth air outlet of the inverter heat-dissipation device.

[0032] In an embodiment, the inverter may further include: [0033] a first row of air vents facing the third heating element; and [0034] a second row of air vents facing the fourth heating element.

[0035] As compared with certain conventional technologies, embodiments of the present disclosure offer potential benefits hereinafter described.

[0036] In embodiment of the present disclosure, the centrifugal fan is disposed between the two heat radiators, the first heat radiator is in communication with the first air outlet, the second heat radiator is in communication with the second air outlet, and air is drawn in at the middle portion of the air channel and flows out from two ends of the air channel. Hence, a length of the air channel (i.e., a distance from the air inlet to the air outlet) is shortened; and a width of the air channel is increased since the air flows out through the two air outlets of the air channel simultaneously, thereby reducing a pressure loss along the air channel, reducing a load on the centrifugal fan, and tending therefore to extend the service life of the centrifugal fan.

[0037] Since the air is drawn in at the middle portion of the air channel and flows out from two ends of the air channel, the air flowing through each of the two heat radiators in the air channel is relatively cold air, and the heat-dissipation effect of the heat radiator is enhanced as a result of not having hot air flowing through the heat radiator. Problems of too high a temperature of the heat radiator itself and thus increasingly worse heat-dissipation effect due to the hot air continuously flowing through the heat radiator in the air channel are also lessened, and hence a difference between temperatures of the two heat radiators in the air channel is not too significant, thereby tending to improve the performance of the inverter including the heat radiator.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0038] The appended drawings used in the description of the exemplary embodiments will be described briefly as follows. The appended drawings are used only to illustrate some exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure. For those skilled in the art, other drawings may be obtained according to the disclosure that is provided herein without any inventive work.

[0039] FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a unidirectional straight-through air channel according to the conventional technology;

[0040] FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an inverter heat-dissipation device according to the present disclosure;

[0041] FIG. 3 is another schematic structural diagram of an inverter heat-dissipation device according to the present disclosure;

[0042] FIG. 4 is still another schematic structural diagram of an inverter heat-dissipation device according to the present disclosure;

[0043] FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an inverter according to the present disclosure;

[0044] FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of an inverter according to the present disclosure; and

[0045] FIG. 7 is another schematic structural diagram of an inverter according to the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DISCLOSED EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS

[0046] The exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described clearly and completely as follows in conjunction with the appended drawings. The described exemplary embodiments are only a few rather than all of the embodiments according to the present disclosure. Other embodiments may be obtained by those skilled in the art without any inventive work based on the detailed description of the exemplary embodiments presented herein.

First Exemplary Embodiment

[0047] Reference is made to FIG. 2, which shows a schematic structural diagram of an inverter heat-dissipation device according to the present disclosure. The inverter heat-dissipation device includes a centrifugal fan 11, a first heat radiator 12, a second heat radiator 13 and an air channel 14.

[0048] A first air outlet 141 is arranged at one end of the air channel 14, and a second air outlet 142 is arranged at the other end of the air channel 14.

[0049] The first heat radiator 12 is arranged in the air channel 14 and is in communication with the first air outlet 141.

[0050] The second heat radiator 13 is arranged in the air channel 14 and is in communication with the second air outlet 142.

[0051] The centrifugal fan 11 is arranged in the air channel 14 and is arranged between the first heat radiator 12 and the second heat radiator 13.

[0052] An air inlet 143 matching the centrifugal fan 11 in size is arranged on the air channel 14.

[0053] A first opening is arranged on the air channel 14, where a first heating element of an inverter including the inverter heat-dissipation device is installed onto the first heat radiator 12 through the first opening.

[0054] A second opening is arranged on the air channel 14, where a second heating element of the inverter including the inverter heat-dissipation device is installed onto the second heat radiator 13 through the second opening.

[0055] In an embodiment, the centrifugal fan 11 is arranged in the air channel 14 and is arranged between the first heat radiator 12 and the second heat radiator 13. The first heat radiator 12 is arranged at one end of the air channel 14, and the second heat radiator 13 is arranged at the other end of the air channel 14. After being drawn into the air channel 14 by the centrifugal fan 11, the cold air flows to the left and right through the first heat radiator 12 and the second heat radiator 13 respectively, and then flows out of the air channel through the air outlet 141 and the air outlet 142.

[0056] In this embodiment, the centrifugal fan is disposed between the two heat radiators, the first heat radiator is in communication with the first air outlet, the second heat radiator is in communication with the second air outlet, and air is drawn in at the middle portion of the air channel and flows out from two ends of the air channel. Hence, a length of the air channel (i.e., a distance from the air inlet to the air outlet) is shortened; and a width of the air channel is increased since the air flows out through the two air outlets of the air channel simultaneously, thereby reducing a pressure loss along the air channel, reducing a load on the centrifugal fan, and thereby tending to extend the service life of the centrifugal fan.

[0057] Since the air is drawn in at the middle portion of the air channel and flows out from two ends of the air channel, the air flowing through each of the two heat radiators in the air channel is relatively cold air, and the heat-dissipation effect of the heat radiator is enhanced as a result of not having hot air flowing through the heat radiator. Problems of too high a temperature of the heat radiator itself and thus increasingly worse heat-dissipation effect due to the hot air continuously flowing through the heat radiator in the air channel are also lessened, and hence a difference between temperatures of the two heat radiators in the air channel is not too significant, thereby tending to improve the performance of the inverter including the heat radiator.

[0058] Furthermore, with the inverter heat-dissipation device according to the present disclosure, the pressure loss along the air channel is reduced, the requirement for a configuration of the centrifugal fan 11 is reduced, and hence the centrifugal fan 11 with higher cost-effectiveness may be selected, thereby reducing a cost of the centrifugal fan 11.

[0059] In an embodiment, the air channel 14 includes an air channel backboard 144 and a U-shaped groove 145.

[0060] The air channel backboard 144 is installed onto the U-shaped groove 145.

[0061] In a case that the air channel 14 is composed of the air channel backboard 144 and the U-shaped groove 145, the centrifugal fan 11, the first heat radiator 12 and the second heat radiator 13 in the inverter heat-dissipation device shown in FIG. 2 are arranged as follows.

[0062] The first heat radiator 12 and the second heat radiator 13 are installed fixedly at different points on the air channel backboard 144, and the centrifugal fan 11 is installed fixedly on the U-shaped groove 145, as shown in FIG. 3.

[0063] In an embodiment, the inverter heat-dissipation device further includes a third air outlet 15 and a fourth air outlet 16, as shown in FIG. 4.

[0064] The third air outlet 15 is arranged on a first lateral surface of the air channel 14 and matches the centrifugal fan 11 in size.

[0065] The fourth air outlet 16 is arranged on a second lateral surface of the air channel 14 opposite to the first lateral surface and matches the centrifugal fan 11 in size.

[0066] In a case that the inverter heat-dissipation device is installed on the inverter, the third air outlet 15 and the fourth air outlet 16 are configured to blow and cool heating elements other than the first heating element and the second heating element.

Second Exemplary Embodiment

[0067] Reference is made to FIG. 5, which shows a schematic sectional view of an inverter according to the present disclosure. The inverter includes a first heating element 51, a second heating element 52 and an inverter heat-dissipation device 53.

[0068] The inverter heat-dissipation device 53 is the inverter heat-dissipation device described in the first exemplary embodiment, which therefore need not be further described here.

[0069] The first heating element 51 is installed onto the first heat radiator 12 of the inverter heat-dissipation device 53 via the first opening arranged on the air channel 14 of the inverter heat-dissipation device 53.

[0070] The second heating element 52 is installed onto the second heat radiator 13 of the inverter heat-dissipation device 53 via the second opening arranged on the air channel 14 of the inverter heat-dissipation device 53.

[0071] In an embodiment, the first heating element 51 is installed onto a first heat radiator substrate via the first opening arranged on the air channel 14 of the inverter heat-dissipation device 53, and the first heat radiator substrate is a radiator substrate of the first heat radiator 12.

[0072] The second heating element 52 is installed onto a second heat radiator substrate via the second opening arranged on the air channel 14 of the inverter heat-dissipation device 53, and the second heat radiator substrate is a radiator substrate of the second heat radiator 13.

[0073] Further, a heat conduction silicone is coated on a contact surface between the first heating element 51 and the first heat radiator substrate; and a heat conduction silicone is coated on a contact surface between the second heating element 52 and the second heat radiator substrate.

[0074] In an embodiment, a front-back box partition 23 of the inverter may function as the air channel backboard 144, as shown in FIG. 6 or FIG. 7.

[0075] In a case that the front-back box partition 23 functions as the air channel backboard 144, the centrifugal fan 11, the first heat radiator 12 and the second heat radiator 13 in the inverter heat-dissipation device shown in FIG. 2 are arranged as follows.

[0076] The first heat radiator 12 and the second heat radiator 13 are installed fixedly at different points on the front-back box partition 23, and the centrifugal fan 11 is installed fixedly on the U-shaped groove 145.

[0077] The first heat radiator 12 fits on the front-back box partition 23 and is sealed, and the second heat radiator 13 fits on the front-back box partition 23 and is sealed, thereby ensuring that a front box has a sealing performance with a high IP class (greater than or equal to IP65).

[0078] In an embodiment, openings with respective sizes are arranged on the front-back box partition 23, for installing the first heating element 51 onto the first heat radiator 12 and installing the heating element 52 onto the second heat radiator 13.

[0079] The first heating element 51 and the second heating element 52 are arranged in a front box 21, and the inverter heat-dissipation device 53 is arranged in a back box 22.

[0080] The back box 22 is an open box, and other elements and members than the inverter heat-dissipation device 53 may also be placed on the back box 22, for example an electrical element and member, such as an inductor, a transformer, a fan and a pegboard. It should be noted that, the electrical elements, such as the inductor and the transformer, need to be filled and sealed or processed in other ways, so as to meet an IP class requirement for exposing to the atmospheric environment.

[0081] As shown in FIG. 7, the inverter according to the present disclosure may further include a third heating element 71 and a fourth heating element 72.

[0082] The third heating element 71 is arranged above the third air outlet 15 in the inverter heat-dissipation device.

[0083] The fourth heating element 72 is arranged below the fourth air outlet 16 in the inverter heat-dissipation device.

[0084] The number of the third heating elements 71 may be greater than or equal to one.

[0085] The number of the fourth heating elements 72 may be greater than or equal to one.

[0086] Accordingly, the inverter may further include a first row of air vents 73 facing the third heating element 71 and a second row of air vents 74 facing the fourth heating element 72.

[0087] The third heating element 71 and the fourth heating element 72 dissipate heat through their surfaces without a heat radiator. The third heating element 71 discharges hot air and dissipates heat via the third air outlet 15, and the fourth heating element 72 discharges hot air and dissipates heat through the fourth air outlet 16. Hot air generated due to heat-dissipation of the third heating element 71 is discharged to the external atmospheric environment via the first row of air vents 73, and hot air generated due to heat-dissipation of the fourth heating element 72 is discharged to the external atmospheric environment via the second row of air vents 74.

[0088] In the discussion above, the embodiments are described in progressive manner. Each embodiment mainly focuses on an aspect difference from other embodiments, and reference can be made to these similar parts among the embodiments. The device disclosed in the embodiment corresponds to the method disclosed in the embodiment, and is described relatively simply. For detailed description of the device, reference may be made to the related description of the method.

[0089] Finally, it should be further noted that the relationship terminologies such as "first", "second" and the like are only used herein to distinguish one entity or operation from another, rather than to necessitate or imply that the actual relationship or order exists between the entities or operations. Furthermore, terms of "include", "comprise" or any other variants are intended to be non-exclusive. Therefore, a process, method, article or device that is said to include or comprise a plurality of elements includes not only the specified elements but may also include other elements that are not enumerated, or also include the elements inherent for the process, method, article or device. Unless expressively limited otherwise, the statement "comprising (including) one . . . " does not exclude the case that other similar elements may exist in the process, method, article or device.

[0090] The inverter heat-dissipation device and the inverter according to the present disclosure are described in detail above. Principles and implementations are clarified using specific embodiments described herein. The above description of the embodiments is only intended to help teach an understanding of the apparatus and methods of the present disclosure. In addition, changes can be made to the specific exemplary embodiments by those skilled in the art based on the teachings of the present disclosure. In summary, the specification should not be interpreted as limiting the breadth of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. An inverter heat-dissipation device, comprising a centrifugal fan, a first heat radiator, a second heat radiator and an air channel, wherein a first air outlet is arranged at one end of the air channel and a second air outlet is arranged at the other end of the air channel; the first heat radiator is arranged in the air channel and is in communication with the first air outlet; the second heat radiator is arranged in the air channel and is in communication with the second air outlet; the centrifugal fan is arranged in the air channel and is positioned between the first heat radiator and the second heat radiator; an air inlet matching the centrifugal fan in size is arranged on the air channel; a first opening is arranged on the air channel, wherein a first heating element of an inverter comprising the inverter heat-dissipation device is installed onto the first heat radiator; and a second opening is arranged on the air channel, wherein a second heating element of the inverter comprising the inverter heat-dissipation device is installed onto the second heat radiator.

2. The inverter heat-dissipation device according to claim 1, wherein the air channel comprises an air channel backboard and a U-shaped groove, and the air channel backboard is installed onto the U-shaped groove.

3. The inverter heat-dissipation device according to claim 2, wherein the first heat radiator and the second heat radiator are installed fixedly at different points on the air channel backboard; and the centrifugal fan is installed fixedly on the U-shaped groove.

4. The inverter heat-dissipation device according to claim 1, further comprising: a third air outlet and a fourth air outlet, wherein the third air outlet is arranged on a first lateral surface of the air channel and matches the centrifugal fan in size; and the fourth air outlet is arranged on a second lateral surface of the air channel opposite to the first lateral surface and matches the centrifugal fan in size.

5. The inverter heat-dissipation device according to claim 2, further comprising: a third air outlet and a fourth air outlet, wherein the third air outlet is arranged on a first lateral surface of the air channel and matches the centrifugal fan in size; and the fourth air outlet is arranged on a second lateral surface of the air channel opposite to the first lateral surface and matches the centrifugal fan in size.

6. The inverter heat-dissipation device according to claim 3, further comprising: a third air outlet and a fourth air outlet, wherein the third air outlet is arranged on a first lateral surface of the air channel and matches the centrifugal fan in size; and the fourth air outlet is arranged on a second lateral surface of the air channel opposite to the first lateral surface and matches the centrifugal fan in size.

7. An inverter, comprising a first heating element, a second heating element and an inverter heat-dissipation device comprising a centrifugal fan, a first heat radiator, a second heat radiator and an air channel, wherein a first air outlet is arranged at one end of the air channel and a second air outlet is arranged at the other end of the air channel; the first heat radiator is arranged in the air channel and is in communication with the first air outlet; the second heat radiator is arranged in the air channel and is in communication with the second air outlet; the centrifugal fan is arranged in the air channel and is arranged between the first heat radiator and the second heat radiator; an air inlet matching the centrifugal fan in size is arranged on the air channel; a first opening is arranged on the air channel, wherein a first heating element of an inverter comprising the inverter heat-dissipation device is installed onto the first heat radiator; and a second opening is arranged on the air channel, wherein a second heating element of the inverter comprising the inverter heat-dissipation device is installed onto the second heat radiator, wherein the first heating element is installed onto the first heat radiator of the inverter heat-dissipation device; and the second heating element is installed onto the second heat radiator of the inverter heat-dissipation device.

8. The inverter according to claim 7, wherein the first heating element is installed onto a first heat radiator substrate, wherein the first heat radiator substrate is a heat radiator substrate of the first heat radiator; and the second heating element is installed onto a second heat radiator substrate, wherein the second heat radiator substrate is a heat radiator substrate of the second heat radiator.

9. The inverter according to claim 8, wherein a heat conduction silicone is coated on a contact surface between the first heating element and the first heat radiator substrate; and a heat conduction silicone is coated on a contact surface between the second heating element and the second heat radiator substrate.

10. The inverter according to claim 8, further comprising: a third heating element and a fourth heating element, wherein the third heating element is arranged above the third air outlet of the inverter heat-dissipation device; and the fourth heating element is arranged below the fourth air outlet of the inverter heat-dissipation device.

11. The inverter according to claim 10, further comprising: a first row of air vents facing the third heating element; and a second row of air vents facing the fourth heating element.