IP Library Granted Patent US 10,553,896
Granted Patent B2
US 10,553,896 · App. 15/796,342 · Granted Feb 4, 2020

Battery capacity degradation resolution methods and systems

Inventors: James Matthew Marcicki (Livonia, MI); OuJung Kwon (Novi, MI); Theodore James Miller (Milan, MI); Xiao Guang Yang (Northville, MI)
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
H01M10/0525H01M10/4257H01M10/482H01M2010/4271H01M2220/20Y02E60/122Y02T10/7011
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Patent No.
US 10,553,896
App. No.
15/796,342
Granted
Feb 4, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle can include a traction battery and a controller in communication with the battery to determine the battery state using sensed battery electrode capacity to account for battery aging. The sensed battery electrode capacity can be dependent on active lithium ions at a positive electrode of the traction battery. The controller can compare a battery voltage model to measured battery voltage during a vehicle drive cycle, receive sensed current throughput data and open circuit voltage at the battery, and determine if a deviation threshold is exceeded. The controller can also correct electrode capacity using a mean of the measured open-circuit voltage to correct the capacity error to less than one amp-hour or initiate an active lithium capacity correction using a variance of the current throughput to correct the capacity error to less than one amp-hour. This information can be used to control the vehicle and battery usage.

Claims (33)

1. A vehicle comprising:

a traction battery; and

a controller programmed to

output battery electrode capacity indicative of battery aging based on drive-cycle sensed current throughput data and battery open circuit voltage data,

update an input to a feedback algorithm programmed to output state of charge for the battery in response to an electrode capacity of the battery exceeding a threshold, wherein the electrode capacity is based on a change in the state of charge and a sensed current for the battery during a drive cycle, and

output an active lithium value based on a previous active lithium parameter, a voltage error, and a negative electrode open circuit voltage in response to a variance parameter being violated.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the battery electrode capacity is dependent on active lithium ions at a positive electrode of the traction battery.

3. The vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the controller is programmed to compare a battery voltage model to drive-cycle measured battery voltage.

4. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the controller is programmed to output a deviation threshold violation condition based on the drive-cycle sensed current throughput data and battery open circuit voltage data.

5. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the controller is programmed to initiate an electrode capacity correction based on a mean of electrode capacity residual to correct capacity error to less than one amp-hour.

6. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the controller is programmed to initiate an active lithium capacity correction based on a variance of electrode capacity residual to correct capacity error to less than one amp-hour.

7. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the controller is programmed to output, in response to the variance parameter being violated, the voltage error based on state of charge error using current integration.

8. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the sensed current is influenced by active lithium ions at a positive electrode of the battery.

9. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the sensed current includes sensed current throughput data.

10. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the controller is programmed to update the input by initiating an electrode capacity correction using a mean of electrode capacity residual to correct capacity error to less than one amp-hour.

11. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the controller is programmed to update the input by initiating an active lithium capacity correction using a variance of electrode capacity residual to correct capacity error to less than one amp-hour.

12. A traction battery powered vehicle comprising:

a traction battery; and

at least one processor programmed to

in response to an electrode capacity indicative of an age of the battery exceeding a threshold, update an input to a feedback algorithm implemented to output state of charge for the battery, wherein the electrode capacity is based on a change in the state of charge and a sensed drive-cycle current for the battery;

output battery electrode capacity indicative of battery aging based on drive-cycle sensed current throughput data and battery open circuit voltage data; and

in response to a variance parameter being violated, output voltage error based on state of charge error using current integration.

13. The vehicle of claim 12 , wherein the at least one processor is further programmed to, in response to the variance parameter being violated, output an active lithium value based on a previous active lithium parameter, the voltage error, and a negative electrode open circuit voltage.

14. The vehicle of claim 12 , wherein the sensed current is influenced by active lithium ions at a positive electrode of the battery.

15. The vehicle of claim 12 , wherein the sensed current includes sensed current throughput data.

16. The vehicle of claim 12 , wherein updating the input includes initiating an electrode capacity correction using a mean of electrode capacity residual to correct capacity error to less than one amp-hour.

17. The vehicle of claim 12 , wherein updating the input includes initiating an active lithium capacity correction using a variance of electrode capacity residual to correct capacity error to less than one amp-hour.

18. A traction battery powered vehicle comprising:

a traction battery; and

at least one processor programmed to

in response to an electrode capacity indicative of an age of the battery exceeding a threshold, update an input to a feedback algorithm implemented to output state of charge for the battery, wherein the electrode capacity is based on a change in the state of charge and a sensed drive-cycle current for the battery,

output battery electrode capacity indicative of battery aging based on drive-cycle sensed current throughput data and battery open circuit voltage data, and

in response to a variance parameter being violated, output an active lithium value based on a previous active lithium parameter, a voltage error, and a negative electrode open circuit voltage.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2017
From: MARCICKI, JAMES MATTHEW; KWON, OUJUNG; MILLER, THEODORE JAMES; YANG, XIAO GUANG
To: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
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Continuity (2)
Division 14497785 · Sep 26, 2014
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