IP Library Granted Patent US 12674841
Granted Patent B2
US 12674841 · App. 18/222,552 · Granted Jul 7, 2026

Method and system for detecting lithium precipitation of lithium batteries

Inventors: Danfei Gu (Shanghai, CN); Siyuan Chen (Shanghai, CN); Mingchen Jiang (Shanghai, CN); Xiao Yan (Shanghai, CN); Enhai Zhao (Shanghai, CN); Xiaohua Chen (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: Makesense Energy Technology Co., Limited.
G01R31/367G01R31/3835
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Patent No.
US 12674841
App. No.
18/222,552
Granted
Jul 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention discloses method system for detecting lithium precipitation of lithium batteries. The method includes acquiring voltage-time data of lithium batteries of a battery module; performing feature extraction on the voltage-time data to obtain voltage-time data of charging and discharging in accordance with a preset range; performing an inflection point judgment on the voltage-time data of the charging and discharging; determining that there exists the inflection point, and grading the inflection point time when the inflection point occurs; and detecting an amount of lithium precipitation of the lithium batteries based on the grade of the inflection point time. The method combines data feature extraction and electrochemical model in big data and establishes a series of log and threshold system to detect and monitor lithium precipitation and early warn for lithium batteries.

Claims (45)

1 . A method for detecting lithium precipitation of lithium batteries, comprising:

acquiring voltage-time data of lithium batteries of a battery module;

performing feature extraction on the voltage-time data to obtain voltage-time data of charging and discharging in accordance with a preset range;

performing an inflection point judgment on the voltage-time data of the charging and discharging;

determining that there exists the inflection point, and grading the inflection point time when the inflection point occurs; and

detecting an amount of lithium precipitation of the lithium batteries based on the grade of the inflection point time,

wherein said performing the feature extraction on the voltage-time data to obtain the voltage-time data of charging and discharging in accordance with the preset range comprises:

judging whether the charging and discharging voltage-time data meet the preset range, or not, comprising the steps of:

judging whether the voltage value within a first time threshold after the charging or discharging is cut off is lower than a second voltage threshold;

if so, judging whether the time of the voltage value that is lower than the second voltage threshold is lower than a third time threshold, or not; and

if so, determining that the charging and discharging voltage-time data meets the preset range.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said determining that there exists the inflection point, and said grading the inflection point time when the inflection point occurs comprises:

calculating a time difference between the inflection point time and the cut-off time in the charging and discharging voltage-time data; and

grading the inflection point time according to the time difference.

3 . A method for detecting lithium precipitation of lithium batteries, comprising:

acquiring voltage-time data of lithium batteries of a battery module;

performing feature extraction on the voltage-time data to obtain voltage-time data of charging and discharging in accordance with a preset range;

performing an inflection point judgment on the voltage-time data of the charging and discharging;

determining that there exists the inflection point, and grading the inflection point time when the inflection point occurs; and

detecting an amount of lithium precipitation of the lithium batteries based on the grade of the inflection point time,

wherein said detecting an amount of lithium precipitation of the lithium batteries based on the grade of the inflection point time comprises:

when the inflection point time is smaller than a fourth time threshold, establishing a log file of the inflection point time; and

when the inflection point time reaches a fifth time threshold, forcing the lithium battery to stop operating;

wherein a maximum value of the fourth time threshold is less than a minimum value of the fifth time threshold.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein said detecting an amount of lithium precipitation of the lithium batteries based on the grade of the inflection point time further comprises:

when the inflection point time is greater than the fourth time threshold and smaller than the fifth time threshold, performing analog simulation on the charging data or the discharging data of the lithium battery to obtain a corresponding amount of the lithium precipitation; and

establishing a log file for the amount of the lithium precipitation.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein said establishing the log file of the amount of the lithium precipitation comprises:

when the amount of the lithium precipitation is determined to be larger than a sixth lithium precipitation amount threshold and smaller than a seventh lithium precipitation amount threshold, calculating the time when the amount of the lithium precipitation reaches the seventh lithium precipitation amount threshold through a time sequence model or an artificial intelligence model; and

early warning the amount of the lithium precipitation based on the time when the amount of the lithium precipitation reaches the seventh lithium precipitation amount threshold value.

6 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

when the amount of the lithium precipitation reaches the seventh lithium precipitation amount threshold, forcing the lithium battery to stop operating.

7 . A system for detecting lithium precipitation of lithium batteries, comprising:

an acquisition module, configured to acquire voltage-time data of a lithium battery of one module;

an extraction module, configured to perform feature extraction on the voltage-time data to obtain voltage-time data of charging and discharging that meets a preset range;

a judgment module, configured to perform inflection point judgment on the charging and discharging voltage-time data;

a grade module, configured to determine the existence of the inflection point and grade the inflection time at which the inflection point occurs; and

a detection module, configured to detect a lithium precipitation amount of the lithium battery based on the level of the inflection point time,

wherein the extraction module is further configured to:

judge whether the charging and discharging voltage-time data meets the preset range, or not, comprising the steps of:

judging whether the voltage value within a first time threshold after the charging or discharging is cut off is lower than a second voltage threshold;

if so, judging whether the time of the voltage value that is lower than the second voltage threshold is lower than a third time threshold, or not; and

if so, determining that the charging and discharging voltage-time data meets the preset range.

8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the grade module is further configured to:

calculate the time difference between the inflection point time and the cut-off time in the charging and discharging voltage-time data; and grading the inflection point time according to the time difference.