CN118156889A - Self-adaptive height connecting device and energy storage cabin - Google Patents

Abstract

The application provides a self-adaptive height connecting device for docking an energy storage cabin on water with an electric ship and the energy storage cabin with self-adaptive height, which can improve the reliability, the rapidity and the safety of power supply and replacement of the electric ship. The device comprises a vertical track, a movable body, a linear driving device, a connector male end and a connector female end. The male end or the female end of the connector is arranged on the movable body, and the movable body is limited by the vertical track to be in an up-down direction and is driven by the linear driving device. The vertical rail is mounted on an electric ship or an energy storage compartment. And the male end and the female end of the connector are arranged on the movable body in the vertical track, and the other connector is fixedly arranged on the electric ship or the energy storage cabin without the track. When the docking is needed, the movable body moves in the vertical track by the linear driving device, and the height position is adjusted, so that the connecting end (male/female) on the electric ship and the connector end (female/male) on the energy storage cabin keep the same horizontal position. And then the male end of the connector and the female end of the connector are gradually close to each other by the aid of the power of the mooring rope or the energy storage cabin, and connection is completed. The self-adaptive height connecting device and the self-adaptive height energy storage cabin solve the problem of height difference between the electric ship and the energy storage cabin caused by draft, and are compact in structure, convenient and reliable to operate.

Description

Self-adaptive height connecting device and energy storage cabin

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of power supply and power conversion of electric ships, in particular to a connecting device of a water movable energy storage cabin and an electric ship.

Technical Field

With the proposal of national double-carbon strategic targets, electric ships become the research and development focus of inland and coastal shipping industry in China. The electric ship fully utilizes the off-peak load charging of the electric power system, so that peak clipping and off-peak filling can be realized, the electric power resource allocation is optimized, and the air pollution and carbon emission can be reduced. Compared with the traditional diesel engine ship, the electric ship has the advantages of low vibration, low noise, environment friendliness in work and the like, and the energy consumption of the electric ship of the same model is reduced by more than 50% compared with that of the diesel engine ship. Therefore, electric ships are widely expected by society. Research and practice of electric ship power conversion technology are being vigorously conducted in various places.

However, the container power-exchanging mode has great limitation, which is mainly reflected in the following aspects: 1 the container energy storage module is large in size and weight, and the cargo carrying capacity is sacrificed when the container energy storage module is placed on an electric ship. 2. The wharf of the power exchange station is required to be capable of berthing a large ship, the requirements on berth size and water depth are high, and the wharf construction cost of the charging station is high. 3. Under the large-scale application scene, a large amount of electric ships are queued and the like to change electricity, and the electricity is not convenient to charge and change. 4. The container battery is in an idle state on the ship under the conditions of waiting for goods, loading and unloading, waiting for passing through a gate, anchoring the ground and the like, and the idle time is generally several days or even more than ten days, so that the turnover utilization rate of the battery is greatly reduced. The intangible cost increases dramatically. In view of this, the present inventors have filed patent application on 4/15 2024 (application 2024104461814 provides a water movable energy storage tank and a method for supplying power to an electric ship based on such an energy storage tank, so as to solve the above-mentioned problems).

Therefore, how to provide a connection device to improve the reliability, convenience and economy in the whole process of connecting, maintaining and disconnecting the electric ship and the energy storage compartment is a problem to be solved in the art.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides a connecting device for a movable energy storage cabin on water and an electric ship, which can improve the reliability, the rapidity and the safety of power supply and replacement of the electric ship. The device comprises a vertical track, a movable body, a linear driving device, a connector male end and a connector female end. The male end or the female end of the connector is arranged on the movable body, and the movable body is limited by the vertical track to be in an up-down direction and is driven by the linear driving device. The vertical rail is mounted on an electric ship or an energy storage compartment. The female end or the male end of the connector which is not arranged on the movable body is fixedly arranged on the energy storage cabin or the electric ship. The male end and the female end of the connector are respectively arranged on the electric ship and the energy storage cabin, one of the male end and the female end is arranged on the movable body in the vertical track, and the other male end and the female end of the connector are fixedly arranged on the electric ship or the energy storage cabin without the track. When the docking is needed, the movable body moves in the vertical track by the linear driving device, and the height position is adjusted, so that the connecting end (male/female) on the electric ship and the connector end (female/male) on the energy storage cabin keep the same horizontal position. And then the male end of the connector and the female end of the connector are gradually close to each other by the aid of the power of the mooring rope or the energy storage cabin, and connection is completed. It should be understood that the mounting locations of the male and female connector ends may be reversed. The vertical rail, the movable body and the driving device thereof can be installed on the electric ship or the energy storage cabin.

The vertical track is used for limiting the moving direction of the movable body and bearing the force transmitted between the energy storage cabin and the electric ship in all directions. The vertical track comprises at least one groove-shaped or columnar or toothed long track structure, has higher strength and rigidity and is not easy to deform, and is characterized in that the size of the vertical track is matched with the size of the movable body moving contact part. It should be understood that the two grooved glide tracks shown in the drawings of the embodiments of the present application are only one preferred embodiment of the present application and are not to be construed as limiting the claims of the present application.

As a further scheme of the invention, the upper part and the lower part of the vertical rail are provided with limiting devices so as to ensure that the movable body moves in a safe stroke.

The movable body is of a hollow box structure, one end face of the movable body is fixedly provided with a male end (or a female end) of the connector, and when the movable body is provided with the female end of the connector, the box of the movable body can be used as a shell of the female end of the connector, namely, other components of the female end are arranged inside the movable body. The movable body has parts capable of moving on the track, such as rollers or gears, sliding parts embedded in grooved rails, or sliding sleeves wrapping columnar rails. The box structure shape of the movable body is not limited to the cube shape in the embodiment of the present application.

As a further scheme of the invention, the movable body is provided with a surrounding structure, and is characterized in that a free movable area for the power supply cable is surrounded and shielded in the upper space of the movable body, the surrounding space penetrates in the front-back direction, and the surrounding structure is provided with a surrounding plate or a fence on the upper surface and the two sides. At least one cable tray inside the enclosure. The enclosed space is convenient for manual or automatic mechanism to implement the action of electric connection. The enclosing space has a certain strength and can be used as a force transmission structure of vertical driving force. The cable bracket plays a role in supporting cables and cable interfaces, when the movable body moves up and down, the cable bracket drives the flexible cables and the interfaces to move up and down along with the movable body and the enclosing structure, so that the positions of the mechanical connection and the electric connection of the electric ship and the energy storage cabin are always relatively close, and a worker can finish the connection operation at one position.

In another possible implementation manner, an electric connection box is designed on the movable body, at least one electric connection socket is arranged in the electric connection box, and the connection socket is connected with a flexible cable outside the connection box. The junction box moves along with the movable body.

As a further aspect of the present invention, a V-shaped protection plate frame is fastened to the installation surface of the connection end on the side of the electric ship. It is characterized in that two plate frames form a V shape which is outwards unfolded from the connecting end and surrounds the connecting end at the root of the V shape. The purpose of the V-shaped panel frame is two: (1) when in butt joint with the energy storage cabin, the guide function is realized; (2) preventing the tank from striking the structure of the electric vessel.

The male end of the connector is of a hollow revolving body structure, and is characterized in that the head is of a conical surface shape and plays a role in guiding, then the conical surface is of a groove-shaped annular structure, and the annular groove is used as a clamping plate for clamping the female end of the connector. One side of the annular groove is combined with the conical surface of the head, the surface of the other side is also conical, and the conical knitting appearance is matched with the insertion hole of the female end of the connector to play a limiting role.

As a further scheme of the invention, the end face of the conical head of the male end of the connector is made into a circular plane, and a groove is formed in the circular plane. A contact sensor is mounted in the recess. After the connection is successful, the sensor touches the touch device preassembled at the female end of the connector, so that a signal is triggered to the indicator lamp or the system, and the connection is confirmed by a worker or the system conveniently.

As a further scheme of the invention, a pair of through holes are formed in the horizontal position in the male end clamping groove of the connector, and the through holes are connected with the cavity. The purpose of the through hole is in case of emergency, if the female end of the connector loses the breaking ability. The male end of the connector is respectively extended into the through hole from the hollow cavity by utilizing a columnar tool and further pushes away the female end clamping plate in the groove, so that the purpose of emergency cutting is achieved.

The linear driving device can be a winch, a hoist, a pneumatic device, a gear or a hydraulic device, and aims to provide power for up-and-down movement for the movable body, and the linear driving device has a stopping and locking function when reaching a proper position. The linear driving device is connected below or above the movable body. It should be appreciated that the linear drive options are numerous.

The female end of the connector consists of a female end shell, a pair of clamping plates, two pairs of reset springs, a pair of linear drivers and related limiting structures. The shell is of a hollow box body structure, the front end face of the shell is used as a connecting face in butt joint with the male end of the connector, and a conical surface round hole is formed in the connecting face. The center line and the size of the conical surface circular hole are matched with the limit conical surface of the male end of the connector. Two clamping plates which are symmetrically arranged are arranged in the box body at the female end. The two clamping plates are respectively provided with a semicircular through hole at the alignment end, and the diameter of the semicircular holes is matched with the diameter of the groove bottom of the male end groove of the connector. The clamping plate is arranged in a clamping groove on the inner side of the female end shell, and the sliding track of the clamping plate consists of two structural members with L-shaped or T-shaped cross sections and a shell. The sliding track is provided with a limiting device, so that the circle center of a round hole formed by the two clamping plates during butt joint is ensured to be on a butt joint center line, and a groove at the Man Gong end can be exactly clamped after butt joint. When the female end of the connector is used as a movable end to be installed in the vertical track, the movable body can be used as a shell of the female end.

When the two clamping plates are not connected, the two clamping plates are spliced together towards the central line under the action of the reset spring to form a round hole.

As a further scheme of the application, a cable junction box of the energy storage cabin is arranged above a connector (which can be a male end or a female end) on the side of the energy storage cabin, and the junction box meets the weather-tight requirement. At least one electric connection socket is arranged in the junction box, and the junction socket is connected with a flexible cable outside the junction box. The junction box moves with the connecting device.

The application provides an electric ship power supply and change energy storage cabin with self-adaptive height, wherein the self-adaptive height connecting device is arranged on the energy storage cabin. The self-adaptive height connecting device is characterized in that the self-adaptive height connecting device is integrated on the basis of the water movable energy storage cabin disclosed by the application patent application (application number 2024104461814).

The work flow when the energy storage cabin is connected with the electric ship is as follows: 1 the movable body is driven by the linear driving device to lift the connector, the cable or the power connection box on the movable body to be consistent with the height of the connecting end of the other side. 2. The energy storage cabin aligns the connector on the electric ship with the self interface under the action of self power or auxiliary force and gradually approaches. 3. In the process that the male end enters the female end through the guide conical surface, the conical head of the male end firstly enters a round hole formed by two alignment clamping plates at the female end, and the clamping plates are pushed away to two sides. When the groove of the male end reaches the position of the clamping plate, the clamping plate stretches into the groove of the male end under the action of the reset spring, and at the moment, the limit conical surface of the male end is just contacted with the guide conical surface of the female end, so that the male end can not move inwards any more. The clamping plate clamps the male end groove to prevent the male end groove from retreating, so that the aim of connection is fulfilled. 4, the electrical connection is accomplished by a worker or by an automated mechanism.

The disconnection process of the energy storage cabin and the electric ship comprises the following steps: 1, a worker pulls out the cable connector or by an automatic mechanism to disconnect the electrical connection. 2 the female end driver drives the clamping plate to retract from the male end clamping groove to the opening position, and the male end can freely retract to finish disconnection.

The self-height-adaptive connecting device and the energy storage cabin solve the problem of height difference between the electric ship and the energy storage cabin caused by draft, and are compact in structure, convenient and reliable to operate.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings required for the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art. In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "top," "bottom," "one side," "another side," "front," "rear," "middle portion," "interior," "top," "bottom," and the like indicate directions or positional relationships merely for facilitating the simplified description of the present invention, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operate in a particular orientation. And therefore should not be construed as limiting the invention; the systems or devices and locations indicated in the drawings are merely for illustrating the basic components of the present invention, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention; the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance; furthermore, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be either fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, for example; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention will be understood in specific cases by those of ordinary skill in the art.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a vertical track

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the structure of the movable body and the connecting member

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a connector in longitudinal section at the male end

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the female end and components of the tank side connector

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the assembly of the connecting device

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a connecting device in a middle-longitudinal section

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the energy storage compartment with the attachment means installed

In the drawings, the functional units or modules represented by the respective reference numerals are as follows:

A vertical rail; 11. a vertical rail base; 12. position of movable body

A movable body; 21. a male end of the connector; 22. a working platform; 23. a containment structure; 24. a cable bracket; 25. a contact sensor; 26. emergency hole

A connector female end; 31. a clamping plate; 32. a return spring; 33. a driver; 34. a clamping groove; 35. electric connection box

An electric ship power supply cable; 41. a cable interface; 5. an energy storage cabin discharge cable; 51. a socket; 6. an energy storage cabin; 61. a track support structure; 8. an electric ship tail plate; 9. a linear drive connection; 10. a V-shaped guard plate;

Detailed Description

The technical solution of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of an embodiment of the present invention. It will be apparent that the described embodiments are only some, but not all, embodiments of the invention. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the invention without making any inventive effort, are intended to fall within the scope of the invention.

As shown in fig. 1 to 6, the invention provides a connecting device for a movable energy storage cabin on water and an electric ship, which can improve the reliability, the rapidity and the safety of power supply and replacement of the electric ship. The device comprises a vertical track 1, a movable body 2, a linear driving device, a connector male end 21 and a connector female end 3. The male end 21 or the female end 3 of the connector is mounted on the movable body 2, and the movable body 2 is limited by the vertical rail 1 to have a movement direction which is up and down, and is driven by the linear driving device. The vertical rail 1 is mounted on an electric vessel or energy storage compartment 6. The female end 3 or the male end 21 of the connector which is not on the movable body 2 is fixedly installed on the energy storage compartment 6 or the electric ship. The male end 21 and the female end 3 of the connector are respectively arranged on the electric ship and the energy storage cabin 6, one of the male end and the female end is arranged on the movable body 2 in the vertical track 1, and the other male end and the female end is fixedly arranged on the electric ship or the energy storage cabin 6 without the track. When the docking is needed, the movable body 2 moves in the vertical track 1 by the linear driving device, and the height position is adjusted, so that the connecting end (male/female) on the electric ship and the connector end (female/male) on the energy storage cabin 6 keep the same horizontal position. The male end 21 of the connector and the female end 3 of the connector are gradually close to each other and are connected with each other by the aid of the power of the cable or the energy storage cabin 6. It will be appreciated that the mounting positions of the male connector end 21 and the female connector end 3 may be reversed. The vertical rail 1, the movable body 2 and the driving device thereof can be installed on the electric ship or the energy storage cabin 6.

As shown in fig. 1, the vertical rail 1 serves to limit the moving direction of the movable body 2 and to receive forces in various directions transmitted between the energy storage compartment 6 and the electric ship. The vertical track comprises at least one groove-shaped or columnar or toothed long track structure, and has high strength and rigidity and is not easy to deform. Is characterized in that the size of the movable body is matched with the size of the movable part on the movable body. It should be understood that the two grooved glide tracks shown in the drawings of the embodiments of the present application are only one preferred embodiment of the present application and are not to be construed as limiting the claims of the present application.

As a further solution of the invention, the upper and lower parts of the vertical rail 1 are provided with limit devices to ensure the movement of the movable body 2 in a safe stroke.

As shown in fig. 2 and 6, the movable body 2 is a hollow box structure, one end surface of the movable body 2 is fixedly provided with a male connector end 21 (or a female connector end 3), and when the movable body is provided with the female connector end 3, the box of the movable body 2 can be used as a shell of the female connector end 3, namely, other components of the female connector end are arranged inside the movable body 2. The movable body 2 has components on both sides (or one side) that can move on the rail 1, such as rollers or gears or sliding components embedded in grooved rails or sliding sleeves wrapping cylindrical rails. The box structure shape of the movable body 2 is not limited to the cubic shape in the drawing of the embodiment of the present application.

As shown in fig. 2, 5 and 6, as a further scheme of the present invention, the upper part of the movable body 2 is designed with a surrounding structure 23, which is characterized in that a free movable area of the power supply cable 4 is surrounded in the upper space of the movable body 2, the surrounding space is penetrated in the front-rear direction, and the upper side and the left-right side are coamings or fences. At least one cable tray 24 is inside the enclosure structure 23. The enclosed space is convenient for workers or automatic mechanisms to implement the action of electric connection. The enclosing structure has certain strength and can be used as a force transmission structure of vertical driving force. The cable bracket 24 plays a role in supporting and driving the cable and the cable interface, when the movable body 2 moves up and down, the cable bracket 24 drives the flexible power supply cable 4 and the cable interface 41 to move up and down along with the movable body 2 and the enclosing structure, so that the positions of the mechanical connection and the electric connection of the electric ship and the energy storage cabin are always relatively close, and the connection operation can be completed at one position by a worker.

In another possible implementation manner, an electric connection box is designed on the movable body, at least one electric connection socket is arranged in the electric connection box, and the connection socket is connected with a flexible cable outside the connection box. The junction box moves along with the movable body.

As a further aspect of the present invention, as shown in fig. 5, a V-shaped protection plate bracket 10 is fastened to the installation surface of the connection end on the side of the electric ship. It is characterized in that two plate frames form a V shape which is outwards unfolded from the connecting end and surrounds the connecting end at the root of the V shape. The purpose of the V-shaped panel bracket 10 is two: (1) plays a guiding role when being in butt joint with the energy storage cabin 6; (2) preventing the energy storage compartment 6 from striking the structure of the electric ship.

As shown in fig. 3, the male end 21 of the connector is a hollow revolution structure, and is characterized in that the head is in a conical surface shape, which plays a role in connection and guiding, and then the conical surface is in a groove-shaped annular structure, and the annular groove is used for clamping the clamping plate 31 of the female end 3 of the connector. One side of the annular groove is combined with the conical surface of the head, the surface of the other side is also conical, and the conical knitting appearance is matched with the insertion hole of the female end 3 of the connector to play a limiting role.

As a further aspect of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3, the head end surface of the male end 21 of the connector is made into a circular end surface, and a groove is formed on the circular end surface. Within which groove a contact sensor 25 is mounted. After the connection is successful, the sensor 25 touches the touch device preloaded in the female connector end 3, so as to trigger a signal to the system and the indicator lamp, thereby facilitating the confirmation of the connection by the staff or the system.

As a further aspect of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3, a pair of through emergency holes 26 are formed at a horizontal position in the clamping groove of the male end 21 of the connector, and the emergency holes 26 are connected with the hollow cavity thereof. The purpose of this emergency hole 26 is in case of emergency if the female connector end 3 loses its breaking capacity. The male end 21 of the connector is respectively inserted into the emergency hole 26 from the hollow cavity by utilizing a columnar tool and pushes away the clamping plate 31 of the female end in the groove further, so that the purpose of emergency cutting is achieved.

The linear driving device can be a winch, a hoist, a pneumatic device, a gear or a hydraulic device, and is used for providing power for the up-and-down motion of the movable body 2, and has the functions of stopping and locking when reaching a proper position. The linear driving device is connected below or above the movable body 2. It should be appreciated that the linear drive options are numerous.

As shown in fig. 4, the female connector 3 is composed of a female housing, a pair of clamping plates 31, two pairs of return springs 32, a pair of drivers 33 and a related limit structure. The shell is of a hollow box body structure, the front end face of the shell is used as a butt joint face with the male end 21 of the connector, and a conical surface round hole is formed in the butt joint face. The center line and the size of the conical surface circular hole are matched with the limit conical surface of the male end 21 of the connector. Two clamping plates 31 which are symmetrically arranged are arranged in the box body at the female end 3. The two clamping plates are respectively provided with a semicircular through hole at the alignment end, and the diameter of the semicircle is matched with the diameter of the groove bottom of the groove of the male end 21 of the connector. The clamping plate 31 is arranged in a clamping groove 34 on the inner side of the female end shell, and the clamping groove 34 forms a sliding track and consists of two structural members with L-shaped or T-shaped cross sections and the shell. The sliding rail is provided with a limiting device, so that the circle center of a round hole formed by the two clamping plates when the two clamping plates are in butt joint is ensured to be on a butt joint center line, and a groove at the Man Gong end 21 can be exactly clamped after the butt joint. The movable body 2 can be used as a housing of the female end when the female end 3 of the connector is mounted in the vertical rail 1 as a movable end.

When the female end 3 is not connected, the two clamping plates 31 are spliced together towards the central line under the action of the reset spring 32 to form a round hole.

As a further aspect of the present application, a cable junction box 35 of the energy storage compartment 6 is provided above a connector (which may be a male end or a female end) on the energy storage compartment 6 side, and the junction box 35 satisfies the weather-tight requirement. At least one electrical connection socket is provided in the junction box 35, which is connected with the flexible discharge cable 5 of the energy storage compartment 6. The junction box 6 moves with the connection means.

As a further embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 7, the above-mentioned adaptive-height connection device is installed on the energy storage compartment 6, and the present application proposes an adaptive-height electric ship power supply and exchange energy storage compartment. The self-height-adaptive connecting device is integrated on the basis of the water movable energy storage cabin disclosed by the application patent application (application number 2024104461814) to form the water movable energy storage cabin capable of adapting to the height.

The working flow when the energy storage cabin 6 is connected with the electric ship is as follows: 1 the movable body 2 is driven by the linear driving device to lift the connector, cable or power connection box on the movable body 2 to be consistent with the height of the connecting end of the other side. 2. The energy storage cabin 6 aligns the connector on the electric ship with the self interface under the action of self power or auxiliary force and gradually approaches. 3. In the process that the male end 21 enters the female end 3 through the guide conical surface, the conical head of the male end firstly enters a round hole formed by two alignment clamping plates 31 at the female end, and the clamping plates are pushed away to two sides. When the groove of the male end 21 reaches the position of the clamping plate 31, the clamping plate stretches into the groove of the male end 21 under the action of the return spring 32, and at the moment, the limiting conical surface of the male end 21 is just contacted with the guiding conical surface of the female end 3, and the male end 21 can not move inwards any more. The clamping plate 31 clamps the groove of the male end 21 so as not to retract, thereby achieving the purpose of connection. 4, the electrical connection is accomplished by a worker or by an automated mechanism.

The disconnection process of the energy storage cabin 6 and the electric ship comprises the following steps: 1, a worker pulls out the cable connector or by an automatic mechanism to disconnect the electrical connection. 2 the female end 3 driver 33 drives the clamping plate 31 to retract from the clamping groove of the male end 21 to the open position, and the male end 21 can freely retract to finish disconnection.

The self-height-adaptive connecting device and the energy storage cabin solve the problem of height difference between the electric ship and the energy storage cabin caused by draft, and are compact in structure, convenient and reliable to operate.

It will be evident to those skilled in the art that the invention is not limited to the details of the foregoing illustrative embodiments and that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof, and accordingly, the foregoing embodiments are to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein.

Furthermore, it should be understood that although the present disclosure describes embodiments, not every embodiment is provided with a separate embodiment, and that this description is provided for clarity only, and that the disclosure is not limited to specific embodiments, and that the embodiments described in the examples may be combined as appropriate to form other embodiments that will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The scope of the application should therefore be determined by the following claims.

Claims (9)

1. The self-adaptive height connecting device is characterized by comprising a vertical track, a movable body, a linear driving device, a connector male end, a connector female end and a limiting device. The vertical rail is arranged on a ship or a storage cabin to be connected; the movable body moves on a vertical track by a linear driving device; one of the male end and the female end of the connector is arranged on or in the movable body, and the other is arranged on the ship without the track or the energy storage cabin. The limiting device is arranged on the vertical track to enable the movable body to move in a safe stroke.

2. The vertical rail of claim 1, comprising at least one channel-shaped or columnar or toothed long rail structure.

3. A movable body according to claim 1, characterized in that it is a hollow box structure having at least one end plane for mounting the male or female end of the connector, and having on both sides (or one side) parts that can run on rails, such as rollers or gears or sliding parts or sliding sleeves that wrap around cylindrical rails.

4. A movable body according to claim 3 provided with at least one enclosure structure or a junction box; the enclosing structure is through in the connecting direction and is used as an electric connecting channel, and at least one cable bracket is arranged on the inner side of the enclosing structure; the electric connection box is of a weather-tight structure, and at least one waterproof power supply socket is arranged inside the electric connection wire; the waterproof socket is connected with the power supply flexible cable; the enclosing structure or the power connection box moves up and down along with the movable body.

5. The male end of the connector as claimed in claim 1 is a hollow revolution structure, and is characterized in that the head is in a conical surface shape and plays a role of guiding; the conical surface is a groove-shaped annular structure, and the annular groove is used as a clamping plate for clamping the female end of the connector; the end face of the conical head of the male end is made into a plane, and at least one groove is formed in the plane. A contact sensor is mounted in the recess to facilitate system validation of the connection.

6. The connector male card slot of claim 6, wherein the horizontal portion has a pair of through holes, said through holes being connected to the hollow body. The purpose is under emergency, utilize the columnar tool to stretch into this through-hole in the hollow cavity respectively and further push away female end cardboard in the recess, reach the purpose of emergency cut off.

7. The linear driving device according to claim 1 can be a winch, a hoist, a pneumatic, a gear or a hydraulic device, and is aimed at providing power for up-and-down movement of the movable body, and has the functions of stopping and locking when the movable body reaches a proper position; the linear drive is connected below or above the movable body, it being understood that the linear drive options are numerous.

8. The female connector end of claim 1, comprising a housing, a pair of catch plates, two pairs of return springs, a pair of drivers, and associated spacing structures. The connector is characterized in that the shell is of a hollow box body structure, a conical surface circular hole is formed in the end face of the shell, and the center line and the size of the conical surface circular hole are matched with the limit conical surface of the male end of the connector; two clamping plates which are symmetrically arranged are arranged in the female end box body, a semicircular through hole is formed in each of the aligned ends of the clamping plates, and the clamping plates are arranged in a clamping groove sliding track on the inner side of the female end box body; the sliding track is provided with a limiting device, so that the circle center of a round hole formed by the two clamping plates when the two clamping plates are in butt joint is ensured to be on a butt joint center line. When the female end of the connector is used as a movable end to be installed on a vertical track, the female end shell can be used as a movable body.

9. The self-height-adaptive electric ship power supply and change energy storage cabin according to claims 1 to 8 is characterized in that the self-height-adaptive connecting device according to claims 1 to 8 is installed on the basis of the water movable energy storage cabin proposed in the inventor patent application (application number 2024104461814).