Power cabinet

Abstract

This disclosure provides a power cabinet. The power cabinet includes M modules, N hot swappable components, and N locking apparatuses. The M modules are sequentially stacked from top to bottom. The N hot swappable components are configured to lead out a power line and/or a signal line. A pth module and a (p+1)th module are electrically connected by using a pth hot swappable component, the pth module and the (p+1)th module are connected by using a pth locking apparatus, M, N, and p are all integers, M≥3, N=M−1, 1≤p≤M−1, at least one of the M modules is a battery management module, and remaining modules of the M modules are battery modules.

1 . A power cabinet, comprising:
 M modules, wherein the M modules are sequentially stacked from top to bottom;   N hot swappable components, configured to lead out at least one of a power line and a signal line; and   N locking apparatuses, wherein:   a p th  module and a (p+1) th  module are electrically connected by using a p th  hot swappable component,   the p th  module and the (p+1) th  module are connected by using a p th  locking apparatus,   M, N, and p are all integers, M≥3, N=M−1, 1≤p≤M−1,   at least one of the M modules is a battery management module, and remaining modules of the M modules are battery modules.   
     
     
         2 . The power cabinet according to  claim 1 , wherein the p th  hot swappable component comprises a p th  hot swappable female end and a p th  hot swappable male end that are electrically connected in cooperation with each other, one of the p th  hot swappable female end and the p th  hot swappable male end is disposed on the p th  module, and the other is disposed on the (p+1) th  module. 
     
     
         3 . The power cabinet according to  claim 1 , wherein the p th  locking apparatus comprises a p th  locking female end and a p th  locking male end that are connected in cooperation with each other, one of the p th  locking female end and the p th  locking male end is disposed on the p th  module, and the other is disposed on the (p+1) th  module. 
     
     
         4 . The power cabinet according to  claim 1 , wherein the power cabinet further comprises a base stacked below an M th  module, and an (N+1) th  hot swappable component configured to lead out at least one of the power line and the signal line, the M th  module and the base are electrically connected by using the (N+1) th  hot swappable component, and the M th  module and the base are connected by using an (N+1) th  locking apparatus. 
     
     
         5 . The power cabinet according to  claim 4 , wherein the (N+1) th  hot swappable component comprises an (N+1) th  hot swappable female end and an (N+1) th  hot swappable male end that are electrically connected in cooperation with each other, one of the (N+1) th  hot swappable female end and the (N+1) th  hot swappable male end is disposed on the base, and the other is disposed on the M th  module. 
     
     
         6 . The power cabinet according to  claim 4 , wherein the (N+1) th  locking apparatus comprises an (N+1) th  locking female end and an (N+1) th  locking male end that are connected, one of the (N+1) th  locking female end and the (N+1) th  locking male end is disposed on the base, and the other is disposed on the M th  module. 
     
     
         7 . The power cabinet according to  claim 1 , wherein the power cabinet further comprises a dome stacked above a first module, and an (N+2) th  hot swappable component configured to lead out at least one of the power line and the signal line, the first module and the dome are electrically connected by using the (N+2) th  hot swappable component, and the first module and the dome are connected by using an (N+2) th  locking apparatus. 
     
     
         8 . The power cabinet according to  claim 7 , wherein the (N+2) th  hot swappable component comprises an (N+2) th  hot swappable female end and an (N+2) th  hot swappable male end that are electrically connected in cooperation with each other, one of the (N+2) th  hot swappable female end and the (N+2) th  hot swappable male end is disposed on the dome, and the other is disposed on the first module. 
     
     
         9 . The power cabinet according to  claim 7 , wherein the (N+2) th  locking apparatus comprises an (N+2) th  locking female end and an (N+2) th  locking male end that are connected in cooperation with each other, one of the (N+2) th  locking female end and the (N+2) th  locking male end is disposed on the dome, and the other is disposed on the first module. 
     
     
         10 . The power cabinet according to  claim 2 , wherein the power cabinet further comprises: a p th  protection groove and a p th  protection bracket located in the p th  protection groove, one of the p th  protection groove and the p th  protection bracket is disposed on the p th  module, the other is disposed on the (p+1) th  module, one of the p th  hot swappable female end and the p th  hot swappable male end is disposed in the p th  protection bracket, and the other is disposed in the p th  protection groove. 
     
     
         11 . The power cabinet according to  claim 5 , wherein the power cabinet further comprises: an (N+1) th  protection groove and an (N+1) th  protection bracket located in the (N+1) th  protection groove, one of the (N+1) th  protection groove and the (N+1) th  protection bracket is disposed on the base, the other is disposed on the M th  module, one of the (N+1) th  hot swappable female end and the (N+1) th  hot swappable male end is disposed in the (N+1) th  protection groove, and the other is disposed in the (N+1) th  protection bracket. 
     
     
         12 . The power cabinet according to  claim 8 , wherein the power cabinet further comprises: an (N+2) th  protection groove and an (N+2) th  protection bracket located in the (N+2) th  protection groove, one of the (N+2) th  protection groove and the (N+2) th  protection bracket is disposed on the dome, the other is disposed on the first module, one of the (N+2) th  hot swappable female end and the (N+2) th  hot swappable male end is disposed in the (N+2) th  protection groove, and the other is disposed in the (N+2) th  protection bracket. 
     
     
         13 . A power cabinet, comprising:
 at least three modules sequentially stacked from top to bottom;   at least two hot swappable components, configured to lead out at least one of a power line and a signal line; and   multiple locking apparatuses, wherein   two neighboring modules are electrically connected by using a hot swappable component,   two neighboring modules are connected by using at least one locking apparatus,   at least one of the at least three modules is a battery management module, and remaining modules of the at least three modules are battery modules.