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EP-4736314-A1 - NOISELESSLY LIQUID-COOLED FAST CHARGER FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE

EP4736314A1EP 4736314 A1EP4736314 A1EP 4736314A1EP-4736314-A1

Abstract

The invention relates to an energy production system (1) which is configured to be installed in particular on the ground, in particular in a parking lot, and comprises a central pillar (2) configured to carry at least one roof (3) provided with at least one solar panel (4), and the pillar (2) accommodates a central reservoir (270), in particular for collecting rainwater.

Inventors

  • BELHABIB, MUSTAPHA

Assignees

  • Tonomia SRL

Dates

Publication Date
20260506
Application Date
20240626

Claims (10)

  1. Energy production installation (1) configured to be installed in particular on the ground, in particular on a parking lot, and comprising a central pillar (2) in particular configured to support at least one roof (3) provided with at least one solar panel (4), and the pillar (2) houses a central tank (270), in particular for recovering rainwater, the tank being able in particular to have a volume greater than 150 liters, in particular between 300 and 600 liters, for example approximately 500 liters, and the tank (270) is in particular adjacent to at least one row of battery cells, in particular a plurality of rows of battery cells arranged on faces of the pillar, and the tank is in particular interposed between two rows of battery cells arranged on opposite faces of the pillar.
  2. Installation according to the preceding claim, in which the installation comprises data center modules, and comprises a heat transfer fluid circuit (310) configured to cool the data center module(s).
  3. Installation according to the preceding claim, in which the data center modules (300) comprise a housing (303) and the heat transfer fluid circuit (310) is connected to this housing (303) so that heat transfer fluid can circulate in the housing (303) to cool the computer server(s).
  4. Installation according to one of the preceding claims, in which the roof (3) comprises at least one air circulation channel (7) extending at least partially under the solar panel (4) to allow the air in the channel to be heated by the heat released by the solar panel (4), and the roof is in particular configured so that the heat recovery is done with an air flow in the direction of the width of the panels (4), perpendicular to the direction of the electric current passing through photovoltaic cells of the same panel.
  5. Installation according to one of the preceding claims, in which the roof (3) is made of two parts (8, 9) arranged on either side of the central pillar (2), these two parts of the roof (3) being for example parallel and in particular in the extension of one another along a plane inclined relative to the pillar, and in which the two parts (8, 9) of the roof (3) are spaced from one another by an opening (10).
  6. Installation according to one of the preceding claims, in which the roof (3) comprises at least one box (12) configured to support the solar panel(s), and the box (12) comprises in particular supports (14), in particular metallic, on which the solar panels are placed.
  7. Installation according to the preceding claim, in which each box (12) comprises at least one air inlet slot (20) configured to allow air to flow inside the box (12) and to allow the air to be heated by the solar panel(s) (4) which close the box (12), the air inlet slot (20) extending in particular along an edge of the box (12).
  8. Installation according to one of the preceding claims, in which the batteries, or battery cells, are mounted in at least one rack, in particular a plurality of racks.
  9. Method for cooling battery cells using a water circuit configured to allow the circulation of water, in an installation according to one of the preceding claims, comprising the following steps: flow water over one or more solar panels (4), particularly at night, to cool the water, recover, in particular in the tank (270), this cooled water to cool the battery cells of the installation.
  10. Pillar (2) configured to be assembled in an installation according to one of claims 1 to 10, allowing in particular heating of batteries, in particular for lithium batteries.

Description

Noiseless, liquid-cooled fast charger for electric vehicles The invention relates to an energy production installation that can be installed on a ground, in particular on a parking lot. In general, the installation is configured for energy production and/or energy storage and/or electrical charging. Solar energy is a renewable energy source with no supply limitations. However, manufacturing and operating costs can impact the interest in using solar energy. In addition, the electricity grid is often saturated in summer, hence the need to install sufficient storage capacity not only for self-produced energy but also to offer a possibility to balance the grid. The present invention aims in particular to improve solar energy production installations, in terms of production and storage. The invention thus relates to an energy production installation configured to be installed in particular on the ground, and in particular comprising a central pillar in particular configured to support at least one roof provided with at least one solar panel, the roof in particular comprising at least one air circulation channel extending at least partially under the solar panel to allow the air in the channel to be heated by the heat released by the solar panel. According to one aspect of the invention, the roof is made in two parts arranged on either side of the central pillar. According to one aspect of the invention, the two parts of the roof are parallel. The two parts of the roof may be in the extension of one another. According to one aspect of the invention, the two roof parts each extend along a plane inclined relative to the pillar. In other words, the roof is not perpendicular to the pillar. According to one aspect of the invention, the two roof parts extend along a common plane inclined relative to the pillar. According to one aspect of the invention, the common plane is inclined relative to the pillar at an angle of between 70° and 90°, in particular at an angle of approximately 85°. In another embodiment of the invention, the two parts of the roof extend in respective planes which are intersecting. In particular, these two parts of the roof form, in profile, a Y with the central pillar. According to one aspect of the invention, the two parts of the roof are spaced from each other by an opening. According to one aspect of the invention, the top of the pillar extends through this opening. According to one aspect of the invention, this opening between the two roof parts also allows the wind to flow into this opening so as to break the forces that a strong wind could exert on the installation. According to one aspect of the invention, the two parts of the roof have an identical surface area. Alternatively, one roof portion may have a larger area than the other roof portion, or a different shape. According to one aspect of the invention, the roof has a rectangular perimeter. According to one aspect of the invention, the two parts of the roof each have a rectangular perimeter. According to one aspect of the invention, the roof comprises at least one box configured to support the solar panel(s). The width of the box as well as that of the solar panels are adjustable (for example by being modular) to adapt to the standards of widths of parking spaces, which can vary from one region to another. According to one aspect of the invention, each part of the roof has its own box on which the solar panel(s) are mounted. According to one aspect of the invention, the box comprises supports, in particular metal supports, on which the solar panels are placed. For example, the box comprises supports, in particular metal supports, on which the solar panels are placed on the upper part and a high-pressure laminate panel, or other bio-sourced material, on the lower part. According to one aspect of the invention, these supports are formed by a peripheral edge of the box. According to one aspect of the invention, the supports can also be formed by transverse bars arranged at different locations in the box. According to one aspect of the invention, the transverse support bars are rectilinear and arranged in a parallel and equidistant manner from each other. According to one aspect of the invention, the opening between the two roof parts is formed between two parallel rectilinear edges facing these roof parts, and the transverse bars are parallel to these edges. According to one aspect of the invention, the solar panel(s) thus rest on the peripheral edge and on the transverse bars which are then located under the solar panels. According to one aspect of the invention, each box comprises at least one air inlet slot configured to allow air to flow into the box and to allow the air to be heated by the solar panel(s) that close the box. A sufficiently fine mesh screen is arranged on the inlet slots to filter out any external object or body. External crossbars supporting the boxes are configured to protect the air inlet slots from rainwater infiltr